Carlisle
Sunflowers were the American queen at the Waverly Farmers’ Market this past Saturday. Five dollars for 5 stems was the going rate and people were paying it gladly. We couldn’t let well enough alone here, had to introduce Safari King to the Queen and give them a staff and some trailing eucalyptus for their royal […]
This Washington Post article makes fascinating Sunday reading. The subject, Dan Hinkley, a plant explorer has devoted his life to historically tracking the 19th and 20th century discoverers of plants in the Asia surrounds. “The ice age glaciers that erased much of the flora of Europe and North America were blocked by the Himalayas and […]
Recently we visited St. Michaels, Maryland. The first morning there we quietly left the house and circled over to the east side of the property to see if the post was occupied by ospreys. Indeed it was. In fact as soon as we rounded the shoreline trees, the mother/father left the nest of three fledglings […]
My plan for the fall is to take a strip of land on the west side of our property which also has southern exposure and plant greens to use in flower arranging. How happy I was to read Chapter 21 in Amalie Adler Ascher’s book, “The Complete Flower Arranger, A comprehensive guide to the Pleasures […]
A visit to our State Capital, Annapolis, always charms. The sailboats bob in the harbor, the streets, Main, Duke of Gloucestshire, radiate from the State Circle around the Capitol and historic shops, homes and churches add to the ambience. Always looking for that just right vase, we found The Annapolis Pottery, chock full of lovely […]
